Total Crime Rate
184.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
106.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cunningham Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Saltash Essa , and the 144th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cunningham Way (PL12 4HY) in the last 12 months was 184.9 per 1,000 residents and was 144.2% higher than the Saltash Essa average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 106.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cunningham Way (PL12 4HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawthorns, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alamein Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montgomery Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elliott Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warraton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castlemead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | B3271 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alamein Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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